U18 World League

Kurdiska Berget
Spectators: 8049 (Terracing: 6038, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eelco Neijsen got the match started through his kick off. Wesley Baatenburg hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Gustaf Lundblad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Kurdistan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustaf Lundblad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fokke Bergman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Damm in the 6th minute of play. FC Kurdistan's Mats Elg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurt Neijsen in the 12th minute of play. Kurt Neijsen hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Scott Glad got free with Fokke Bergman in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to FC Kurdistan getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Tord Ekström hit a great ball. Kurt Neijsen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 21st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mats Elg. FC Kurdistan's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Kurt Neijsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mats Elg having to interfere. 23 minutes into the game, Tord Ekström was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Kurdistan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Winthont FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, FC Kurdistan's Tord Ekström got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Mats Elg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eelco Neijsen in the 23rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Eelco Neijsen put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Mats Elg. A collision led to Winthont FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Arjan Kolkman hit a great ball. Kurt Neijsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Niels Schirring during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Winthont FC's Niels Schirring got a free kick in the 44th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Scott Glad made a kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Kurdistan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 57th minute. Penalty! In the 68th minute, Christian Nyman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Kurdistan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Winthont FC a penalty, 73 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Tjeerd Jonkman, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FC Kurdistan's Mats Elg. 1-3. In the 78th minute Eelco Neijsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mats Elg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Lio hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Eelco Neijsen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mats Elg. That made the score 1-4 in the 83 minute of play. In the 97th match minute, Winthont FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurt Neijsen to maneuver through the defense. Joseph Damm took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 98th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fokke Bergman. Winthont FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Winthont FC played a much better game than FC Kurdistan and deserved their victory. The FC Kurdistan players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.